Parents need to know that Save the Last Dance is a 2001 movie in which a white suburban teen moves to the city and begins a romance with an African American teen from her new high school in Chicago..
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Julia Stiles landed the role of Sara when director Thomas Carter saw her dance scene in the 1999 film 10 Things I Hate About You.
To prepare for her role, Stiles did two months of training for the ballet scenes while also rehearsing the choreography for the hip hop scenes..
Afterward, Sara is accepted into Juilliard and she rekindles her relationship with Derek.
Meanwhile, the drive-by is botched and Malakai is arrested.
The film closes as Sara, Derek, Chenille, and their friends meet at Stepps to celebrate Sara's successful audition..
Chicago, she falls in love with hip-hop and a dancer. (Sean Patrick Thomas) with all the right moves �� SAVE THE LAST DANCE is now streaming on Netflix..
Parents need to know that Save the Last Dance is a 2001 movie in which a white suburban teen moves to the city and begins a romance with an African American teen from her new high school in Chicago..
Save the Last Dance 2 (also known as Save the Last Dance 2: Stepping Up) is a 2006 dance drama film and a sequel to the 2001 film Save the Last Dance.
It was released to DVD on October 10, 2006, by Paramount Home Entertainment and MTV..
Save the Last Dance for Me (From "The Wedding Date") - song and lyrics by Soundtrack Wonder Band Spotify..
2001 saw the release of a film that pas de bourrée'd its way into theaters and moviegoers' hearts.
Building on the backs of various dance movies before its time — like Alan Parker's "Fame" and Emile Ardolino's "Dirty Dancing" — director Thomas Carter set out to craft his own compelling dance story in "Save the Last Dance." .
Chenille invites Sara to a dance club called Stepps, where the latter has her first experience dancing to hip hop rhythms.
At Stepps, Sara dances with Derek, Chenille's brother and a student with dreams of attending Georgetown University to become a pediatrician.
Elisabeth Oas played Diggy, the white girl who "thinks she's down," in "Save the Last Dance." Though she was a supporting character, nabbing this role was a massive step in the Michigan-born actor's career.
From there, Oas found relative success in other films such as:
In "Save the Last Dance," Garland Whitt portrayed Kenny, a teenager coming to terms with the responsibilities of fathering the child he shares with Chenille.
His work before the 2001 film was littered with appearances in series such as:
